Artificial Intelligence (AI) is widely recognised as one of the most transformative technologies of our time. From healthcare and financial services to manufacturing and logistics, organisations are exploring how AI can improve productivity, reduce costs, and enhance decision making. Data from the USA indicates benefits to businesses that adopt AI, and many are considering where … Continue reading “Can AI Unlock a New Era of Productivity in the Defence Industry?”
Category: Productivity
Project Spotlight: The BBC in the West Midlands: A Vital Cultural and Economic Force
In a new series of blogs, we will be reviewing the current and historical work of City-REDI. In the latest blog, we examine the work of Dr Matthew Lyons and Dr Huanjia Ma with BOP Consulting, assessing the likely future economic contribution of the BBC to the West Midlands due to renewed investment in the … Continue reading “Project Spotlight: The BBC in the West Midlands: A Vital Cultural and Economic Force”
Undercounting Women’s Work: The Hidden Reality of Multiple Jobholding
The ADR UK multiple employment project, headed by City-REDI’s Dr Darja Reuschke, reveals that official employment figures underestimate women’s contribution to the UK labour market. By failing to account for multiple jobholding — especially common among women — the data risks misleading policymakers, employers, and economists. A Misperceived Picture of Part-Time Work Official statistics suggest … Continue reading “Undercounting Women’s Work: The Hidden Reality of Multiple Jobholding”
Is Working From Home Bad for Employees’ Productivity?
Dr Darja Reuschke explores how job satisfaction, autonomy, and commute experiences shape employee performance. Whether working from home impacts employees’ productivity and performance is not a new question, but one that has received renewed attention with media coverage of organisations asking their staff to work fully or a minimum number of days in the office. … Continue reading “Is Working From Home Bad for Employees’ Productivity?”
Podcast: Productivity in the West Midlands
In the latest City-REDI podcast, Associate Professor Rebecca Riley and Charlotte Horobin, Region Director for the Midlands & East of England for Made UK, discuss a recent report looking at productivity in the West Midlands, produced by WMREDI. The Podcast covered the following topics: Report Findings Vs Charlotte’s Manufacturing Knowledge Rebecca and Charlotte talk about … Continue reading “Podcast: Productivity in the West Midlands”
How to Improve Regional Productivity Levers in England and Wales
Helen Tilley, Jack Newman and Charlotte Hoole discuss their recent paper on whether UK regions have the policy levers they need to improve productivity, exploring the link between devolution and productivity. This blog was first published on the Wales Centre for Public Policy blogsite. Much has been written about the UK’s productivity puzzle. If the … Continue reading “How to Improve Regional Productivity Levers in England and Wales”